Russell Henley will return to PGA National defend the title that he won last season in a four man playoff. One of the players, Rory McIlroy, will be making his first PGA Tour start of the 2015 season. He has been on the European Tour where he picked up a win at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic earlier this season.

Players in the field:

Rory McIlroy

Phil Mickelson

Justin Rose

Charl Schwartzel

Martin Kaymer

Brooks Koepka

Ernie Els

Matt Every

Stewart Cink

Keegan Bradley

Luke Donald

Rickie Fowler

Sergio Garcia

Lucas Glover

Ryo Ishikawa

Zach Johnson

Hideki Matsuyama

Francesco Molinari

Scott Stallings

Boo Weekly

Mark Wilson

Lee Westwood

Jhonattan Vegas

Vijay Singh

Patrick Reed

Ian Poulter

Billy Horschel

Russell Henley

Harris English

Paul Casey

Sang- Moon Bae

Robert Allenby

Jason Dufner

Last Year’s Top 10:

Place

Player

Score

1

Russell Henley

-8

T2

Rory McIlroy

Ryan Palmer

Russell Knox

5

Billy Hurley

-7

Last Year’s Notable Finishers:

Place

Player

Score

T8

Sergio Garcia

-5

T12

Adam Scott

-4

T33

Zach Johnson

-2

T46

Lee Westwood

E

CUT

Phil Mickelson

CUT

Martin Kaymer

Photo: Reuters

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